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The unusual layout of this clinic is designed to help children with chronic pain

Fast Company Tech

To help children experiencing chronic pain, a new kind of clinical space has been created that goes way beyond handing out medication. Photo: NBBJ/courtesy UCSF] It was specifically designed in a way to start the healing before children even see the first doctor, says Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf, medical director of the Stad Center.

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It’s a Sign: AI Platform for Teaching American Sign Language Aims to Bridge Communication Gaps

NVIDIA AI Blog

NVIDIA, the American Society for Deaf Children and creative agency Hello Monday are helping close this gap with Signs, an interactive web platform built to support ASL learning and the development of accessible AI applications. Most deaf children are born to hearing parents.

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The power of corporate philanthropy to engage employees

Fast Company Tech

Members pay annual membership dues for access to peer learning and thought leadership opportunities, events and more. Google asked employees to donate to UNICEF when they received a flu shot, supporting UNICEF in providing routine immunizations for children outside the United States.

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Instagram will restrict teens from going Live, as Teen Accounts expand to Facebook and Messenger

Mashable Tech

Parental supervision for Teen Accounts can be accessed on Meta's Family Center. SEE ALSO: Five years of remote work changed workplace accessibility. Stronger content restrictions have become a hot topic for Meta, with ongoing concerns about children being exposed to harmful or explicit content.

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TikTok says it will stop accessing clipboard content on iOS devices

The Verge

TikTok says it will stop accessing users’ clipboard content on iOS devices, after a new privacy transparency feature in iOS 14 revealed the video sharing platform was continuing the practice it had pledged last year to discontinue, the Telegraph reported. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation

Mashable Tech

SEE ALSO: Parents need to talk to their kids about this online danger right now Childhelp, a leading child safety non-profit organization, developed the curriculum in partnership with Meta, and in consultation with other topic experts, including the Department of Homeland Security and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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How a Community of Long-Term Monthly Donors Make a Long-Term Difference

Nonprofit Tech for Good

One of the major barriers for the billions of people who lack safe water and sanitation is access to financing to fund the solutions they need to survive. Families in need can access small, affordable loans and expert local resources to make household taps and toilets a reality, immediately. Creating powerful solutions.

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